First Family Of Arizona Ties To Local Buffalo Gap People
The article notes R C Stanford governor elect of Arizona and his family connections to Buffalo Gap Texas. His wife Ruth Butchee is tied to Comanche County through her grandfather J Butchee and Avis Butchee, a Buffalo Gap native. The family plans a Buffalo Gap reunion at Thanksgiving and will attend the January Arizona inauguration in Phoenix.
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Star-Telegram
R C. Stanford
Arizona
Avis Butchee
Buffalo Gap
Social Security Registration for Workers Begins
Nov 24 postal employees will provide employers with registration blanks for each worker. Returns are due by Dec 5 as the Post Office issues each worker a future Social Security serial number. Pensions start Jan 1 for eligible workers at age 65, funded by payroll taxes rising from 1 to 3 percent, with records sent to Washington for the Social Security Board. Kilpatrick's Hardware Store notes they maintain good values in harness goods.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Sledge buried at Taylor's Chapel in Comanche County
J. J. Uncle Jack Sledge a longtime Comanche County farmer died Thursday and was buried Friday November 13 at Taylor's Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Bob McGinnis and Rev. Roger Smith led the funeral. He was 76, born in Meridian Mississippi and survived by children Luther West Lon Curtis Mrs Homer Collins Mrs Walter Chastain Mrs G W Wilson Arthur Sledge and Bill Sledge.
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J. J
Uncle Jack) Sledge
Comanche County
Sweetwater
Taylor's Chapel
Bob McGinnis
Gustine Baptist Church
Roger Smith
Mr. Sleage
Meridian
Mississippi
Sledge
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Sledge
Luther Sledge
West Sledge
Lon Sledge
Curtis Sledge
Homer Collins
Walter Chastain
Comanche
G. W. Wilson
Odessa
Arthur Sledge
de Leon
Bill Sledge
West Texas
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Father’s Death
The children and grandchildren of J. J. Sledge thank friends for kindness during illness and death. They express gratitude for flowers, a comforting dinner from neighbors, and words of encouragement from Bros. Smith and McGinnis. May God bless all.
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Bros. Smith and McGinnis
J. J. Sledge
Samuel H. Baker Dies At Comyn
Samuel H. Baker farmer of the Comyn community died at his home on Tuesday November 17 at 11 a m. He was born April 29 1859 in Hickory Flat Mississippi and was 77 years old. He married Mary Morehead November 24 1886 and they had seven children, six surviving. Surviving children include James H. Baker Borger and Mrs J T Burke Barstow among others. He joined the Missionary Baptist Church at 18 and lived a Christian life.
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Samuel H. Baker
Comyn
de Leon
Gordon Barrett
Comanche
Hickory Flat
Mississippi
Mary Morehead
James H. Baker
Borger
J. T. Burke
Barstow
A. V. Floyd
Chilton
Herman S. Baker
Mexia
Howard Baker
W. L. Moore
Desdemona
Missionary Baptist Church
Mrs Sloan Thanks Friends for Kindness During Illness and Death
We express sincere gratitude for floral offerings and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our husband and father. Your thoughtful acts are remembered with heartfelt gratitude by Mrs. P. C. Sloan and family.
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P. C. Sloan
Kilpatrick's Hardware Store Offers Big Savings on Ranges
Kilpatrick's Hardware Store advertises substantial price cuts on ranges and other store items. Customers can expect notable discounts across a broad selection of appliances and hardware goods.
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Kilpatrick's Hardware Store
Kilpatrick’s Hardware Store
Personal Mentions From Comanche Weekend Visitors
A parade of Texas centennial visitors and residents in Comanche include Misses Velma, Louise Pipes, Odessa and Cree Edmondson in Dallas for the centennial, and Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Brightman with Oswell Brightman visiting last week. Many relatives and friends from Brownwood Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio spent weekends with local families, plus local figures such as Luther Sliger injured on a ladder and Maurice Hoffman noted for his band leadership.
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Velma
Christine
Beulah Stark
Louise Pipes
Odessa
Cree Edmondson
Dallas
O. O. Brightman
Oswell Brightman
Ogden Wetzel
Bettie Koonce
Fort Worth
George C. Wetzel
T. R. Burt
Waco
Comanche
Rube Bert
P. C. Barnes
Brownwood
George Co. Wetzel
Wade Chancellor
Newbury
Ed Howell
T. M. Rutherford
Florence Evelyn Dutton
Sidney
John Fonville
Jake Jones
Burnet County
Dr. McGuire
Sweetwater
J.E. McGuire
M. L. Loudermilk
Dan Yarberry
E. W. Lowe
A. E. Thompson
Tom Moore
Hillsboro
Rev. Moore
Axtell Baptist Church
Fred Boswell
Dimmitt
Ed Boswell
Edgar Switzer
Phoenix
Arizona
Sam Switzer
Christine Coleman
Coleman
K. D. King
Luther Sliger
Bud Bishop
Vineyard
W. D. Renfro
Swift & Company
Laura Lu Waring
Cisco
Tom F. Reese
Theron Lane
de Leon
J. O. Lane
Russell Lane
Silver City
New Mexico
Ccc
A. Straley
Hawaiian Islands
Tom Preston
Cc. E. Straley
J. M. Farnsworth
Mr. Woolford
San Angelo
I. M. Cochran
Elton McCullough
Belton
Joe Marshall
Jess MecCullough
Jim Tatum
Temple
Sammy Waisman
Brady
San Saba
Charles Hoffman
University of Texas
Longhorn Band
Col
George Ke. Hart
Maurice Hoffman
Hoffman
von Weber
Daily Texan
Maurice
John Travis Mohon
John A. Mohon
Garner-Alvis Company
Louisiana
Fox Picture Corporation
David Bruton
Houston
G. A. Bruton
Bruton
Mollie Godbold
Lane Godbold
Clara Slack
Tom Goodson
San Antonio
G. H. Goodson
G. S. Massingill
Trudie Massingill
S. J
Dublin
Mesdames B. O. Twaddell
Julian Williams
Etta Rob
Coryell County
Jesse James
U. S. Army
Fort Sill
D. Charles Clarke
Hardy Slider
J. B. Rudd
J. T. Roberson
Breckenridge
Jess Shippman
Abilene
Kate Sullivan Hollis
Austin
Bay City
Bob Cox
Vernon Cunningham
Various residents visit relatives and attend events around Fort Worth area
Fort Worth residents and visitors travel toTemple Aransas Pass Dallas Austin Bay City and other Texas towns. Notable mentions include Mrs W A Lee and her three week old daughter visiting relatives in Fort Worth and others attending family visits hospital stays and Centennial events.
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W. A. Lee
Fort Worth
John Cunningham
Less Dillard
Temple
Karl Shock
Aransas Pass
Sam Fletcher
Portales
N. M
Mr. Fletcher
W. W. Harvey
William M. Ferguson
Amarillo
Austin
M. A. Ferguson
Thomas C. Ferguson
Burnett
Vernon Love
Comanche
Brownwood Hospital
John Carroll
R. C. Thorn
Blackwell
Felix Williams
J. H. Bellah
Los Angeles
California
M. Atwood
H. W. White
A. A. Lam
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Western Auto
Earl R. Evans
East Side Square
Comanche, Texas
de Vilbiss
Orasol
Kilpatrick's
Red Arrow
Sutton Dudley
Bishop
Vineyard & Son
Butler
Marchel’s
Beauty Parlor
Taylor’s Chapel
Durham Bros
J. V. Butler
Clara Herring
Mary Louise Rayburn
Stephenville
Cal
Simay
Hiccinsot Ham Bros. & Co
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